Although we are no longer at the stage of the pandemic where strict Covid restrictions are required, especially now that vaccination coverage is high and cases have dropped below a threatening level, the United States has not yet changed its own travel rules, officially becoming the last North American country to ban unvaccinated tourists enter.
For more than two years now, the US has taken various measures to keep Covid under control, and some may argue that it has not worked. From banning travelers from Europe’s Schengen Area, Great Britain, and Brazil at different stages, to requiring pre-departure tests for returning citizens, it has always taken a hard line on the pandemic.
But even though it is supported by its strongest allies, including Canada, it is now on its own as all North American countries in the Free World have returned to their pre-Covid normality:
The U.S. Stands Alone In Its Covid Stance
This may not apply to US citizens or permanent residents, but visiting foreigners still face strict health surveillance before and during landing in the US. significant new Covid variants are reported and cases remain low.
Especially now that Canada has reduced all its Covid requirements, again allowing unvaccinated foreigners, including Americans, to enter, isolating the United States even more clearly. This may interest you : The Truth About Abortion in the United States. Earlier this week, the Canadian-US duo had supported each other by being the toughest countries in North America when it came to managing the pandemic.
Before releasing its rules earlier this week, Canada also removed from its borders any Americans who failed to produce a vaccination certificate or who were vaccinated but did not meet other important requirements, such as filling out the criticized or compliant ArriveCAN application. with a random post-arrival test.
This has all been lifted, and all Americans are welcome back, regardless of their immunization status. Sadly, the same cannot be said about Canada’s neighbors to the South, as Canadians, along with travelers from around the world, continue to be discriminated against by US authorities when they cannot provide proof of vaccination.
All Other North American Countries Have Reinstated Their Pre-Covid Normality
Other democratic North American countries, such as Mexico, have also refused to ban visitors based on their health status, further highlighting the aloofness of the White House and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the international stage. Even Australia and New Zealand, the once-poster countries for harsh border controls, have changed tactics.
The problem here is that the US border authorities have not given an indication of when the roads will be removed, adding to the shame of the US travel industry, which this month received a disturbing confirmation that US airlines were featured among the most poorly-rated in it. Read also : These 10 pandemic travel trends could be here to stay. World Airline Awards.
Citing Canada, some lawmakers from the northern US, close to the border, demanded that the Biden Administration follow Ottawa’s example. Republicans are not the only ones who have had it with the inflexibility shown by the US – even Democratic senators have begun to rebel among their ranks.
White House Under Pressure To Drop Covid Rules
Montana Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat, urged Homeland Security Secretary Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas, to ‘lift the vaccine requirements for truck drivers and other travelers entering the US’, both in reciprocity with Canada and due to the fact that ‘it. Read also : Philippines in talks to buy US helicopters after dropping deal with Russia. in the past ‘America followed its peers in moving away from Covid.
mr. Tester believes the US vaccine mandate is making international trade and travel ‘more difficult and more expensive’, something his Canadian counterpart who has struggled for months with roadblocks can agree, and is slowing the country’s economic recovery. Republican congressman Brian Higgins supports the belief of Mr. Tester.
For Mr. Higgins, who is the chairman of the Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Group, is ‘against the logic’ of the US keeping its vaccine mandate in place after President Biden himself stated in a recent interview that ‘the pandemic is over. ‘. While Higgins does not agree with the statement completely, he concedes the rules should be removed as ‘people have enough’.
Still, White House officials have refused to give an exact date or set a reopening until the vaccination rules are lifted, fueling speculation that the US won’t return to its pre-Covid normalcy anytime soon. Moreover, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not respond to media inquiries on the topic on September 23.
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